University of Washington

http://depts.washington.edu/anesth/training/fellows/ct.shtml

Chair: Debra A Schwinn
Email: dschwinn@u.washington.edu

Cardiothoracic/Cardiovascular Anesthesia Fellowship Director: Jörg Dziersk
Email: jorgd@u.washington.edu

Mailing Address:
University of Washington
Department of Anesthesiology
Mail Stop 356540
1959 NE Pacific Street
Seattle, Washington 98195
USA
Telephone: 206-221-6453
Fax: 206-543-2958

APPLICATION PROCESS:

No application form. Required: curriculum vitae, personal statement, minimum of 3 letters of recommendation.

GENERAL PROGRAM INFORMATION

Number of Positions: 1

Positions Available 2010:
Positions Available 2011: 1

Type(s) of Fellowship Training Available:

Clinical Only
Clinical / Clinical Research

Clinical Responsibility:
Annual Salary: $53,328
Minimum Length of Training: 12 months
Number of CA-4/CA-5 Fellows Completing 12-24 Months Cardiothoracic/Cardiovascular Training in Previous 5 Years: 5

FACULTY

Denise Joffe
Email: denise.joffe@seattlechildrens.org

Donald C Oxorn
Email: oxorn@u.washington.edu

Jörg Dziersk
Email: jorgd@u.washington.edu

Krishna M Natrajan
Email: natrajan@u.washington.edu

Murali Sivarajan
Email: murali@u.washington.edu

Stefan A Lombaard
Email: slombaard@comcast.net

T Andrew Bowdle
Email: bowdle@u.washington.edu

Percent of Cardiac Anesthesia Faculty with NBE Perioperative TEE Certification: 67

ACADEMIC PROGRAM

Fellow Conferences Frequency: Weekly.
Type: Tutorials, lectures.
Extra-Institutional Educational Conference Support: Available.

In the Previous 5 Years, Fellows were 1st or 2nd Author On:

Abstracts:
Peer-Reviewed Journal Articles:
Book Chapters: 2
Other Publications:

Comments:

Funding: 100% hospital funded.
Dedicated Research Time:
Echocardiography Instruction: 1 month Echo Lab attachment. Supervised intraop TEE in all cardiac cases.
Critical Care Rotation: 1 month Cardiothoracic ICU
Formal Course Work Available in:
Maximum Time in Non-OR Activities:

CLINICAL PROGRAM

Number of Cardiac Procedures with CPB Per Year: 350
Distribution of cases: 40% CABG (on pump), 50% valve surgery, 8% congenital
Average Number of CPB Procedures Per Trainee Per Year: 70
Number of Cardiac Procedures off-CPB Per Year:
Distribution of cases:
Average Number of off-CPB Procedures Per Trainee Per Year:
Number of Non-Cardiac Thoracic Cases Per Year: 800
Number of Heart, Lung and Heart/Lung Transplants Per Year:
Number of Major Vascular Cases Per Year:

Operating Room Equipment Available: 2 full capability cardiac ultrasound consoles. 1 ultramobile cardiac ultrasound console (with TEE). Continuous cardiac output +/- SvO2 monitoring. Latest 2D ultrasound equipment for US-guided line placements/nerve blocks.